RichardsTX
Today 67 people live in this town, first settled in 1906.
Is Richards a good place to live?
64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Richards, above both Texas’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher home-ownership rate than Richards. Richards has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Richards.
Richards’ typical home value is about $408K
Values rose 1.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Richards’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Richards ISD. 249 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards H SLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 249 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Richards’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Houston (21%), Huntsville (7%) and Bryan (7%). The median commute is under 45 miles. In Richards, the middle household income is $76,000.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Richards has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Richards is
Against the Texas average, Richards comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 6. Among adults in the town, 40% have high blood pressure. In Richards, 77% of adults had a checkup this year, and 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Richards | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Richards | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.8% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Richards has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
25% of Richards’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 23%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Richards households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Richards
Moving to Richards: who provides what
Richards is unincorporated, so Grimes County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Richards for work
Where Richards’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Richards; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Richards residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about Richards
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